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    • J Offline
      JuanV.Soler
      last edited by JuanV.Soler

      Corner Bar , is it , ?

      ...uhmmm ... SketchUp 13 what a shock

      you know the good thing about SketchUp is the Ruby thing coming to us from the fourth version

      Masters can do incredible things for all of us improving endlessly the software

      Who needs any body else ?

      We cared about Google now about Trimble and ...


      So I raise my cup for this bit of beautiful software that has inside the power of self _ development
      And for this Forum that keeps the charm and the warmth

      Cheers

      ,))),

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      • olisheaO Offline
        olishea
        last edited by

        Take it you're not impressed. I'm too worried to download it! 😆

        oli

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        • mitcorbM Offline
          mitcorb
          last edited by

          This is probably naive, and it is my own fault if I cannot upgrade my copy of V 8 to pro, but reading what is currently published on v2013, I take it that there will be a transition period before many many plugins will be updated to comply with v2013. Perhaps I missed something that would clear this up.
          In light of some very recent developments in the direction of BIM in Sketchup, I am feeling the need to have Layout regardless of whether I use it professionally, because of the increased ability to assemble and publish the work. And, I suspect that Layout will gain improvements from this point, even though with the ability to "share" data on mobile devices, there will always be a need to perceive this information in a static form in real space-- in a holistic manner, because we have binocular and peripheral vision which is lacking on a small screen, or any screen, because you cannot see what is off frame.

          I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
            last edited by

            Hey Mitcorb, your SU 8 license won't work on 2013, you'll need to upgrade to a new 2013 license.

            For plugins, many have already been updated and should work fine. But you should definitely check that you have the latest versions of plugins installed. For the most part, there shouldn't be much that needs to be done, if anything, to get plugins from SU 8 to work in SU 2013.

            And Layout did get some great improvements on this round, so definitely look into it!

            Chris

            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
            All my Plugins I've written

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            • mitcorbM Offline
              mitcorb
              last edited by

              Thanks, Chris. I will try to look at all the available information.

              I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
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                Tim, I think the improvements in LO alone are worth the upgrade. For me the increase in render speed has been a huge benefit. With LO3 I would start an Update References with rendering in Vector or Hybrid and go eat dinner. Now the rendering is so fast I can't get a sip of coffee from the cup sitting next to my keyboard before it is finished.

                And automatic hyphens in dimensions like 3-3/4" or 10'-6" really helps to reduce the time I have to spend on LO projects and errors from missed hyphens.

                Etaoin Shrdlu

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                • J Offline
                  JuanV.Soler
                  last edited by

                  ... still in the Corner Bar , drinking calmly , watching my thread , a bit confused by the presence of some colleagues who have joined it but do not share a drink with me , I just have seen this post from thomthom

                  http://sketchucation.com./forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=52454&p=475076&sid=9ff8f97711220da9a09bd3f1e972a9c3#p475076

                  @thomthom said:

                  One of the things under the hood is a new supported C API SDK aimed to replaced the old unsupported C++ API SDK.

                  Not something the end user benefits from directly right now, something that benefits the whole SketchUp ecosystem in the long run.

                  so , it may be worth to wait and see , since our beloved Ruby needs the Masters

                  but , a question raises to my mind ,
                  should not we better pay the Masters for their work than to pay to Trimble ?
                  is this upgrade simply a Tax to belong to this Company ?
                  is it worth because the improves in Layout and the improves about saving animation in SketchUp ?

                  ...........

                  mmmm ..... have to think about it
                  I´ll get another beer

                  ,))),

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    @juanv.soler said:

                    a bit confused by the presence of some colleagues who have joined it but do not share a drink with me ,

                    Did realize it was invitation only. Besides, it's just after 8 in the morning. Too early for me to have a beer. Enjoy your drink.

                    Etaoin Shrdlu

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                    • J Offline
                      JuanV.Soler
                      last edited by

                      you are welcomed Dave R

                      ,))),

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                      • mitcorbM Offline
                        mitcorb
                        last edited by

                        Dear Juan V. Soler:
                        Please accept my apology for my misinterpreting the intent and protocol of this thread. I salute you and respect you as an important member in this community.
                        With all best intentions and best regards to you,
                        mitcorb

                        I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                        • J Offline
                          JuanV.Soler
                          last edited by

                          hey mitcorb
                          please there is nothing to worry about
                          same words go for you 😄

                          Cheers

                          ,))),

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                          • J Offline
                            JuanV.Soler
                            last edited by

                            ah ... well ...
                            time to get back to**work**

                            I have finally made the decision to uninstall SketchUp 2.013 from my machine and to stick to SketchUp 8 version


                            Great dissapointment .

                            Final of my conclusions : the logical process of a business is to invest some money on the development of something , and once got it , trying to sell it to the people interested and so being able to get the money back and if lucky to obtain benefit .
                            So now , in this case , it seems that the process is : first people invest their money so that the development can be taken and once got it , it is sold to the same people to get the benefits , without having invested any money first . ... brilliant ... 😞


                            Hi people see you later

                            Hi , Trimble , have a good day or whatever .

                            ,))),

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                              tomasz
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                              @juanv.soler said:

                              but , a question raises to my mind ,
                              should not we better pay the Masters for their work than to pay to Trimble ?

                              I have raised a question some time ago, but there was no feedback.
                              The question was: is the community mature enough to start a "kicksrater" for a new architectural modeling/drafting software? How much would it cost to get an initial version?
                              I imagine my own architectural software for a long time, but I am not capable yet of producing such a tool.

                              I worked with Archicad, but it is an old software with bad habits. Revit appears to be complex and not user friendly. I know there is Microstation, AllPlan, but I don't know much about them.

                              There was Octree architectural modeler with several interesting ideas, but it didn't get out from beta. It is dead since ca. 2000 😄 .

                              Author of [Thea Render for SketchUp](http://www.thearender.com/sketchup)

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                              • J Offline
                                JuanV.Soler
                                last edited by

                                @tomasz said:

                                The question was: is the community mature enough to start a "kicksrater" for a new architectural modeling/drafting software? How much would it cost to get an initial version?

                                There was Octree architectural modeler ... .

                                Hi tomasz ,

                                maybe we will reach a day
                                when we will become independent from Companies
                                but as it seems , and you are right , few people here want to hear about it yet

                                Time to Time

                                It must be ? a question of patience and resistence to prove that it is the future path to follow
                                if things keep turning as they do now

                                get a drink 👍 Cheers

                                ,))),

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